Emre Akbaba (born 4 October 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for the Turkish club Eyüpspor in the

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. Born in France, he represented the Turkey national team.

Club career

Galatasaray

2018–19 season

In the statement made by Galatasaray on 18 August 2018, an agreement was reached with Emre Akbaba and his club

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on the transfer of the player. Accordingly, a transfer fee of 4,000,000 Euros will be paid to the former club of the football player. An agreement has been reached with the player himself for 3 seasons, starting with the 2018–19 football season. Accordingly, a net 1.750.000 Euro fixed transfer fee will be paid to the player for each football season.

2019–20 season

On 11 May 2019, in the 32nd week of the

, Galatasaray was the guest of

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, while the yellow-red team suffered a sad injury in the second half of the match. Akbaba, who was substituted for

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in the 61st minute, remained on the ground after Braian Samudio's intervention in the 67th minute. There was a great sadness in the field as the right foot of the football player was broken.

2020–21 season

On 15 January 2020, Galatasaray Technical Director

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took Akbaba, who returned to the field after 8 months, to the field as the captain in the

match. The Turkish national player brought the score to 1–1 with the goal he scored in the 39th minute of the fight.

2021–22 season

A new 2-year contract was signed between Akbaba and Galatasaray, whose contract expired on 4 July 2021.

Alanyaspor (loan)

On 4 July 2021, it was announced that an agreement was reached on the temporary transfer of Galatasaray Akbaba to

until the end of the 2021–22 season.

Adana Demirspor

He signed a 2+1 year contract with Adana Demirspor on 8 September 2022. It has been announced that a transfer fee of 500,000 Euros will be paid to the Galatasaray club for this transfer.

International career

Emre was born in Montfermeil within a French family of Turkish descent. Emre made one appearance for the Turkey national football B team in a 2–2 (3–5) win over the Italy U21s.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Galatasaray *

: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 * Turkish Super Cup:

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Personal life

Akbaba married Yasemin İnce in November 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akbaba, Emre 1992 births Living people Footballers from Montfermeil Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkey men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers French sportspeople of Turkish descent Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Alanyaspor footballers Antalyaspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Adana Demirspor footballers Eyüpspor footballers 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen